It was over a headstock detail, and the parties settled out of court.īut many sellers still like to describe e.g. In fact, there was exactly one: Norlin Corp. The years 1976 to 1980 were when the really good copies were made - and then, of course, came Fender Japan. Going by the neck plate, this one is Matsumoku-made for sure, not Fuji - and going by instinct Id guess 1976.īefore about 1975, Japanese tuners and other hardware didnt emulate Fender parts, and as said, truss rod covers were commonly used, which Fender never had. It was the early to mid 70s, if I remember correctly, where they really began to nail the Fender designs with decent quality knockoffs that brought lawsuits. I know they had a lot of their own budget models which were Fenderesque or Gibsonesque, but kind of their own thing, and usually kind of awful and cheap.
Other systems were used, so thats not always reliable for dating.Īnd the fact it doesnt have a truss rod cover makes me think its from 77 or later, because everyone seems to have stopped using truss rod covers on Fender copies by then. Ibanez stuff indicated the month it was made with a letter before the numbers, with AJanuary, BFebruary and so on. Has all the Relic one needs for sure Photos do it ZERO justice. The old owner told me it sat in his parents closet for 20 years basically and before that his friends uncle owned it and gigged with it.
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